The Press Association understands Defence Secretary John Healey’s message to Sir Keir was that he wanted a chaotic process to be avoided and for the Government to focus on getting the country through ...

Rhun ap Iorwerth, the leader of Plaid Cymru, looks set to become the next First Minister of Wales after his party won the most seats in a historic Welsh Parliament election. With the vote scheduled to ...

EY’s economic outlook shows UK consumer spending growth will grind almost to a halt, at a predicted 0.3 for 2026, as inflation set to rise to 4.

UK Eurovision Song Contest entry Look Mum No Computer has said it has been “a lot of work” to prepare for the competition ...

Virginia Giuffre’s powerful posthumous memoir, co-written with Amy Wallace, has been named book of the year at the British Book Awards. Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir Of Surviving Abuse And Fighting For ...

Three more Scottish Labour MPs have joined the opposition against Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership from within the party, issuing calls for the Prime Minister to quit. The MPs each released statements on ...

The UK has issued 12 new sanctions targeting Iranians accused of planning attacks in Britain on behalf of Tehran.

Total UK retail sales were down 3 year on year, well below the 12-month average growth of 1.8, according to the BRC and KPMG.

Petrol prices in the US have risen by more than 50 since the start of the Middle East conflict, feeding domestic discontent ...

No two sets of local elections are alike – each year a different number of council seats are up for grabs across a mixture of local authorities in different areas of the country ...

Ireland joins Spain and Slovenia in refusing to compete or broadcast the competition, while the Netherlands and Iceland refused to send acts.